You need 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time for the instrument rating, but regulatory caps limit how many of those hours can come from simulators and training devices under 14 CFR §61.65Onye nkuzi ikike ga-ahụ ma bịanye aka na ọzụzụ simulator ahụ ka ọ wee gụọ ya, Akwụkwọ ikike (LOA) na-achịkwa kpọmkwem ihe ngwaọrụ ọ bụla kwadoro ka e nye ya otuto. Anyị na-agafe ọnụọgụgụ ndị ahụ, iwu ndekọ dị n'okpuru 14 CFR §61.51, na ihe ị ga-enyocha tupu ị dabere na nke ọ bụla n'ime ha.
TL; DR:
- Usoro nkuzi nke FAA kwadoro na-ebuli ohere FFS ma ọ bụ FTD ruo awa 30; ma ọ bụghị ya, ụdị ngwaọrụ niile nwere oke awa 20.
- A na-ebelata kredit BATD naanị awa iri na kredit AATD ruo awa iri abụọ, mana ọ dịghị ngwaọrụ ọ bụla nwere ike dochie ahụmịhe ụgbọelu achọrọ ma ọ bụ jiri ya n'oge ule bara uru.
- Dekọọ ụdị ngwaọrụ ahụ, ntụaka LOA dị mkpa, usoro emere, mbinye aka onye nkuzi, na nọmba asambodo; dekọọ ụzọ dị iche iche mgbe ị na-achọ ego ahụmịhe ọhụrụ.
- Tupu ọzụzụ ahụ, jikọta ụdị ngwaọrụ ahụ na nọmba usoro ya na LOA ya, lelee mmachi na njedebe ya, ma debe LOA na QAG maka nyocha.
Tebulu ọdịnaya
- Ole awa simulator na-agụta maka opekempe ngwa ọrụ awa 40
- FFS, FTD, BATD, na AATD: ihe ngwaọrụ ọ bụla na-enye n'ezie
- Logging instrument time correctly in your logbook
- Ịchọpụta LOA na QAG nke ngwaọrụ tupu ị tụkwasị obi na awa ọrụ ahụ
- Ngwaọrụ ndị na-enyocha na-ekwe ka ha mee ule bara uru
- Nhazi ihe mmụta simulator nke ga-eme ka kredit gị dịkwuo elu
- Why compliance discipline matters as much as stick-and-rudder skill
- Mezue ọkwa ngwa egwu gị site na ọzụzụ nke akụkụ 141 nke e wuru gburugburu kredit simulator.
- FAQ
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Ole awa simulator na-agụta maka opekempe ngwa ọrụ awa 40
Nha ngwa egwu a chọrọ awa 40 nke oge ngwa egwu n'ezie ma ọ bụ nke e mere ka ọ dị ka ihe nlereanya, òkè dị mkpa nke nke ahụ nwekwara ike ịpụta site na ngwaọrụ kama ụgbọelu. N'ọnọdụ nkịtị, mkpuchi maka ihe eji eme ihe, ngwaọrụ ọzụzụ ụgbọelu (FTDs), na ngwaọrụ ọzụzụ ụgbọelu (ATDs) bụ awa 20, kwa 14 CFR §61.65. Mgbe ọzụzụ gị mere n'okpuru usoro ọmụmụ nke FAA kwadoro, §61.65(h)(1) na-enye ohere ka ukwuu ruo awa 30 na ihe eji eme ihe nkiri ụgbọ elu zuru oke (FFS) ma ọ bụ FTD.
Aviation training devices carry their own, narrower limits within that structure:
- A Basic Aviation Training Device (BATD) credits a maximum of 10 hours toward the instrument rating.
- An Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) credits up to 20 hours.
- Ọ bụrụ na e meghị ihe dị na Nkebi nke 142, §61.65(j) na-ebelata mkpokọta kredit ngwaọrụ na awa 20, n'agbanyeghị otu esi kewaa awa ndị ahụ n'ụdị ngwaọrụ.
Atụmatụ ọzụzụ nkịtị nwere ike itinye awa iri abụọ na AATD n'ihe gbasara usoro ngwa egwu na ụkpụrụ ijide, wee mezue awa iri abụọ fọdụrụnụ nke oge ngwa egwu n'ụgbọelu ahụ, na-ekpuchi ụzọ ndị a ga-esi aga, ụzọ ndị a ga-esi egbochi, na ihe achọrọ maka ịgafe mba nke ngwaọrụ agaghị emezu. Njikọ ahụ ruru ngụkọta awa iri anọ ma na-asọpụrụ oke ọ bụla dị na iwu ahụ.
FFS, FTD, BATD, na AATD: ihe ngwaọrụ ọ bụla na-enye n'ezie
Ntuziaka FAA okirikiri AC 61-136A na-akọwapụta ụdị ngwaọrụ ndị na-apụta n'oge ọzụzụ nke Akụkụ 61 na Nkebi nke 141. Ihe ngosi ụgbọ elu zuru oke na-emegharị ụgbọ elu na akara mmegharị nke ụgbọelu site na ikwesị ntụkwasị obi kachasị elu; ngwaọrụ ọzụzụ ụgbọ elu na-eṅomi gburugburu ebe a na-achịkọta ụgbọ elu na-enweghị mmegharị zuru oke; ngwaọrụ ọzụzụ ụgbọ elu, nke kewara n'ime Basic (BATD) na Advanced (AATD), na-enye ikpo okwu dị ọnụ ala mana FAA ma ama maka ọzụzụ usoro.
Ihe dị mkpa maka kredit bụ na ọ bụghị akara edemede nke ngwaọrụ ahụ kamakwa ikike ederede ya:
- Nrubeisi sistemụ anya na izi ezi nke panel ngwaọrụ na-ekpebi ọrụ ngwaọrụ ahụ nwere ike ịme ka ọ dị mma.
- AATDs na-akwadokarị usoro ịgba ọsọ ụgbọelu na usoro iko cockpit karịa BATDs.
- Neither BATD nor AATD time may be used for a practical test, and no ATD can substitute for required aircraft experience such as solo time, night operations, or takeoffs and landings.
Ndị ọkwọ ụgbọelu na-akwado maka glass cockpit transition Ọtụtụ mgbe, a na-achọpụta na nnọkọ AATD na-eme ka usoro dị mfe karịa oge ụgbọelu mbụ, nke na-eme ka awa ụgbọelu a na-akwụ ụgwọ lekwasị anya n'ọrụ ngwaọrụ na-enweghị ike imegharị.
Logging instrument time correctly in your logbook
Under 14 CFR §61.51, you log instrument time only when operating solely by reference to instruments, whether that occurs in actual instrument meteorological conditions or in an approved simulator or device. An instructor logging that session as dual instruction must sign the entry with their certificate number, and the entry should tie back to the device’s LOA where applicable.
A complete log entry should include:
- Ụdị na ụdị ngwaọrụ ahụ, ebe ọ bụ na nkọwa zuru oke dịka "ihe nlereanya" na-akpọte ajụjụ ma emechaa.
- Nọmba ntụaka LOA, ọ bụrụ na ngwaọrụ ahụ chọrọ otu maka kredit.
- Nkọwa dị mkpirikpi nke ọdịnaya ọzụzụ ahụ, dịka ụzọ ma ọ bụ usoro ijide ihe a na-eme.
- Mbinye aka nke onye nkuzi, nọmba asambodo, na ụbọchị ahụ.
- Approach details recorded separately if you intend to use the session toward recent-experience currency under §61.57©.
Ndekọ okwu sitere n'okike nwere ike ịgụ: "Ọzụzụ ngwa egwu AATD, ụzọ ILS na RNAV, usoro ijide, LOA #12345, natara abụọ." Ọkwa nkọwa ahụ na-echebe gị ma ọ bụrụ na onye nyocha ụgbọelu (DPE) ma ọ bụ onye nyocha FAA enyocha ndekọ ọzụzụ gị ma emechaa.
Ịchọpụta LOA na QAG nke ngwaọrụ tupu ị tụkwasị obi na awa ọrụ ahụ
Ngwaọrụ ọzụzụ ọ bụla FAA kwadoro na-arụ ọrụ n'okpuru Akwụkwọ ikike nke ejikọtara na Ntuziaka Asambodo na Nkwado (QAG), akwụkwọ ndị a na-akọwa kpọmkwem ọrụ ngwaọrụ ahụ nwere ike inye otuto na ogologo oge ole. LOAs na-adịkarị irè maka ọnwa kalenda 60, ndepụta na ntuziaka ATD nke FAA kwadoro na-akọwapụta na ebe ọzụzụ ga-enye onye nnwale ọ bụla nwere oge ngwaọrụ ahụ maka asambodo ma ọ bụ kredit ọkwa.
Tupu ị debanye aha otu awa, gwa onye na-enye gị ọzụzụ ihe ndị a:
- Ask for a current copy of the device’s LOA and QAG.
- Dakọọ ụdị ngwaọrụ ahụ na nọmba usoro ya na ihe LOA depụtara.
- Lelee ụbọchị njedebe na mmachibido ojiji ọ bụla e kwuru.
- Debe otu n'ime akwụkwọ ọzụzụ nke gị, dị iche na faịlụ ụlọ akwụkwọ ahụ.
Pro NDỤMỌDỤ: Bring a copy of the LOA to your practical test; some examiners request it on the spot, and having it ready avoids a scheduling delay.
Ngwaọrụ ndị na-enyocha na-ekwe ka ha mee ule bara uru
Aviation training devices are not authorized for use on an FAA practical test, no matter how many hours they credited during your training. Full flight simulators and flight training devices can be used for some or all of a checkride only when the testing occurs through an FAA-approved program, typically tied to a Part 142 training center or a specific examiner authorization.
Ihe ole na ole ị ga-atụ anya ya ma ọ bụrụ na ụlọ akwụkwọ gị enye ule dabere na ngwaọrụ:
- Examiners often restrict the number or type of approaches performed in an FTD versus an aircraft.
- A ga-enwerịrị nkwenye akwụkwọ ikike tupu a hazie ule ahụ, ọ bụghị n'ụbọchị ule.
- Onye na-enye ọzụzụ gị kwesịrị inyocha tupu oge eruo na ngwaọrụ na njikọ mmemme ahụ nwere ikike maka njem nlele ị na-eme atụmatụ ịga.
Ijikọta nke a n'oge na ụlọ akwụkwọ ụgbọ elu gị na-egbochi ule a ga-ahazi n'oge ọzọ n'ihi oghere akwụkwọ.
Nhazi ihe mmụta simulator nke ga-eme ka kredit gị dịkwuo elu
Nzukọ ihe ngosi na-enweta otuto mgbe onye nkuzi duziri ya, e wuru ya gburugburu usoro doro anya nke e depụtara na ọrụ Airman Certification Standards (ACS), ma mechie ya na nkọwa na ntinye ndekọ mbinye aka. Ọzụzụ n'okpuru usoro ọmụmụ nke Nkebi nke 141 ma ọ bụ Nkebi nke 142 na-emepekarị kredit ngwaọrụ dị elu karịa omume ad hoc, ebe ọ bụ na usoro ọmụmụ ahụ n'onwe ya bụ ihe FAA nyochachara mgbe ọ na-enye ikike ngwaọrụ ụlọ akwụkwọ ahụ.
Anyị mmemme ọzụzụ maka ọkwa ngwa egwu na-ewulite ihe eji eme ihe n'ime usoro ọmụmụ nke Nkebi nke 141, yabụ nnọkọ ọ bụla nke AATD na-egosi ọrụ ACS kpọmkwem tupu nwa akwụkwọ abanye n'ụgbọelu ahụ. Anyị na-ejikwa akwụkwọ LOA n'ime ya, nke na-ewepụ ibu arọ nke ịchụso akwụkwọ n'aka nwa akwụkwọ ahụ.
- Pair each simulator block with a specific approach or procedure, not general “instrument practice.”
- Nkọwa ozugbo nnọkọ ahụ gasịrị mgbe ihe omume ahụ ka dị ọhụrụ.
- Kwenye na onye nkuzi gị awa ngwaọrụ ga-adị na atụmatụ ọzụzụ ụgbọelu gị.
Pro NDỤMỌDỤ: Hazie oge ọmụmụ ihe AATD gị n'izu tupu ihe mmụta ụgbọelu na-akọwa otu ụdị usoro ahụ; mmegharị ahụ na-agbakọta ngwa ngwa karịa ịtọpụ ha iche.
Why compliance discipline matters as much as stick-and-rudder skill
Ihe eji eme ihe eji eme ihe na-eme ka ụzọ dị irè dịkwuo mkpụmkpụ, mana ọ bụ naanị mgbe akwụkwọ ndị dị n'azụ ha ka dịgidere. Anyị ahụla uru nkuzi nke nnọkọ ngwaọrụ ejiri aka rụọ nke ọma: ikike ịkwụsịtụ, ikwughachi, na idozi usoro ozugbo na-eme ka mmụta dịkwuo ngwa ngwa n'ụzọ ụgbọelu na-anaghị ekwe. Mana, ọ dịghị nke ọ bụla n'ime nke ahụ dị mkpa, ma ọ bụrụ na LOA agafeela ma ọ bụ na ntinye akwụkwọ ndekọ ahụ enweghị mbinye aka. Were usoro iwu dị ka nke a na-apụghị ikewapụ na nke na-efe efe n'onwe ya, ma jikọta oge awa ọ bụla nke ngwaọrụ na ahụmịhe ụgbọelu iwu ka chọrọ.
— Rainer
Mezue ọkwa ngwa egwu gị site na ọzụzụ nke akụkụ 141 nke e wuru gburugburu kredit simulator.
Anyị na-ahazi onwe anyị Ntụle akụrụngwa akụkụ 141 program so simulator hours and aircraft hours work together toward the 40-hour requirement, with LOA documentation handled by our team rather than left to you to track down. We also conduct FAA checkrides in-house, which shortens the wait between finishing your training and sitting your practical test.
- Jụọ maka akwụkwọ LOA na QAG dị ugbu a maka ngwaọrụ ọ bụla dị na usoro ọmụmụ gị.
- Nyochaa otu simulator si egbochi nhazi oge ọzụzụ ụgbọelu gị tupu ị debanye aha.
- Confirm in-house checkride availability as part of your program timeline.
Reach out through our pilot training courses page to see how an instrument rating fits into your broader certification plan.
FAQ
Awa ole ka a na-agụta maka nyocha ngwaọrụ ahụ?
Oge ruo awa iri abụọ nke simulator, FTD, ma ọ bụ ATD na-abụkarị ihe achọrọ maka ngwaọrụ awa iri anọ n'okpuru 14 CFR §61.65, yana ruo awa iri atọ a na-ekwe ka ha nọrọ na FFS ma ọ bụ FTD n'okpuru mmemme Nkebi nke 142 akwadoro. BATDs na-ekpuchi awa iri na AATDs na-emechi awa iri abụọ n'ime oke ahụ dum.
What is the 6-6-6 IFR rule?
This phrase is not an FAA regulatory term, and it is not defined in 14 CFR or FAA advisory material. If you encountered it elsewhere, confirm the source against 14 CFR §61.65 and §61.57, since recent-experience and rating requirements are spelled out explicitly there.
What is the FAA 1500-hour rule?
The 1,500-hour rule refers to the total flight time generally required to hold an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, a separate requirement from the instrument rating minimum. It does not affect how simulator hours apply toward the instrument rating itself.
Enwere m ike iji oge simulator na ihe nlele ngwa egwu m?
Aviation training devices are not authorized for FAA practical tests. A full flight simulator or FTD may be used for part of a checkride only when the testing occurs through an FAA-approved program, so confirm authorization with your training provider before scheduling.
Kedu ihe onye nkuzi m ga-ede maka ọzụzụ ngwa egwu simulator?
Your instructor should log the device type and model, any applicable LOA reference, a description of the training performed, and their signature with certificate number, consistent with 14 CFR §61.51. This detail protects the credit if the entry is reviewed later.
isi mmalite
- 14 CFR § 61.65 – Instrument rating requirements.
- AC 61-136A — Nkwenye nke Ngwaọrụ Ọzụzụ Ụgbọelu na Ojiji Ha Maka Ọzụzụ na Ahụmịhe